Merry Christmas from the Millers!

We are having a wonderful Christmas weekend here in Rockton! Steve had Christmas Eve day off and it was really nice to have him home. I would like to say it was because we spent the time together as a family celebrating but we were in what I consider a Christmas Eve tradition of last minute cleaning frenzy and grocery shopping. I experienced two Christmas miracles that day: Steve went to the grocery store for me and Dane helped me clean (no, he really did - he wiped all the baseboards down with a dust cloth :).

Christmas Eve we spent at the Wilsons, which is an annual tradition. We have a potluck dinner and the kids exchange gifts from each other, then pile into our cars for church.

Christmas morning was really special. Last year with all things considered, we told Santa he could pass by our house just this year and we missed him. This year, we cherished all of those moments from helping Dane put out the cookies (on a special plate hand-painted by my Aunt Kathy) to the fun of Christmas morning. I was so excited for Dane to wake up I got up around 4:30 am to wait for him. Christmas is completely different with a toddler in the house.

Mom, Dad, and Grandma drove all the way from the Quad-Cities for dinner and more presents. We ate off of the special china that was my great-grandmother's. Steve and I found it easier to give than receive :) But most importantly, we gave Grandma her collage of all the grandkids and great-grandkids. Lewis fam, below is the video of her opening it:

We love you, Grandma! You have been such a blessing to our family. Thank you for setting the example laid out in Proverbs 31 for all of us.